Partial settlement reached in DC Imperial March troop protest case
Washington, DC resident Sam O'Hara noticed a couple of national guard soldiers patrolling the streets, and he decided to follow them around playing the Star Wars "Imperial March" on a portable speaker.
For this he was handcuffed and detained for about 20 minutes. Now he has reached a settlement where the government will pay him an undisclosed amount of money in compensation.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/26/imperial-march-troop-protest-settlement/90706541007/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
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I hope he uses the money to buy annoying social media ads that autoplay the Imperial March ... specifically targeted at ICE officers
Everyone involved in his detention should have been fired and charged with kidnapping but the US ruling class will always defend the rights of its thugs to oppress the people. I say get rid of all the US state-sponsored terrorists and replace them with asylum seekers.